The assessment of insemination success in yellow dung flies using competitive PCR

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 292-303

  Bussiere L F ^a,c   Demont, M ^a   Pemberton, A J ^a   Hall, M D ^b   Ward, P I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryptic choice; DNA quantification; Mate choice; Paternity; Sperm competition; Sperm selection

Indexed keywords

SCATHOPHAGA STERCORARIA;

EID: 77949337606     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: 17550998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02754.x     Document Type: Article

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